International Free Press and Open Media Act of 2004
Latest action · Mar 18, 2004 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 459.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
International Free Press and Open Media Act of 2004 - Amends the National Endowment for Democracy Act to include: (1) freedom of the press and other media among those international rights which the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is to promote; and (2) foreign media among those entities with which NED is to engage in various activities.
Provides that at least ten percent of funds for NED for FY 2005 should be made available for programs to promote freedom of the press and other media.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2004 to Mar 22, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Feb 24, 2004 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Mar 1, 2004 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Mar 8, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Mar 22, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Feb 23, 2004Markup Mar 4, 2004Reported Mar 18, 2004 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2004Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Lugar under authority of the order of the Senate of 03/12/04 without amendment. With written report No. 108-246.
- Mar 18, 2004Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 459.
- Mar 4, 2004Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 23, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Feb 23, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1459)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1459Text printed S1459 | Richard G. Lugar R-IN (text) | Feb 23, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 12, 2004S. 2096, International Free Press and Open Media Act of 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on March 4, 2004</p>
- Mar 12, 2004S. 2096, International Free Press and Open Media Act of 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on March 4, 2004
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to promote a free press and open media through the National Endowment for Democracy and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- International Free Press and Open Media Act of 2004
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- International Free Press and Open Media Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2004Reported to Senate
- Feb 23, 2004Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.